Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 201 · 40 questions

Tip (Person first, then words): Formal: emails to the principal, interviews, calls to offices, letters, your supervisor at work, a panel of judges. Informal: friends, cousins, family chats, birthday messages, planning a picnic. Formal words in full: “going to”, not “gonna”; “please”, not “pls”; “Yes”, not “Yup”; “Thank you very much”, not “Thx!”.

1. 1.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
6. 6.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
10. 10.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) plz (d) pleeease
33. 33.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock

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